Thunderstorm warning expires

more rain possible

A severe thunderstorm warning issued for the Chicago area expired Sunday night, and more rain is in the forecast, the National Weather Service said.

The warning covering southern Cook County, southern DuPage County and northwestern Will County expired at 8:15 p.m.

The line of storms which prompted the severe thunderstorm warning dropped below severe limits as it moved over central and southern Cook County, the weather service said.

During the overnight, there's a 20-percent chance chance of showers before 3 a.m., the weather service said. The temperature should hold steady at around 50 degrees.

During the day Monday look for mostly sunny skies with a high temperature near 59 degrees, according to the weather service.

Meanwhile, a fire apparently started by a lightning strike destroyed a home in Crystal Lake Sunday afternoon.

Firefighters arrived at a house on the 5900 block of Marietta Drive at 3:45 p.m. to find a two-car garage attached to the house completely engulfed in flames, according to a press release from the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department.

Hampered by a lack of water -- the neighborhood had no hydrants -- fire crews from eight departments battled the blaze for nearly two hours before they brought it under control. The homeowner escaped before firefighters arrived, but the house was deemed a total loss, Battalion Chief Bob Kohley said in the release.

An urban and small stream advisory expired Sunday night. The advisory had been in effect until 10 p.m. for northwestern Cook County, Lake County, McHenry County, northern Dekalb County, extreme east central Ogle County and southern Boone County.

Northern Illinois was hard hit Sunday afternoon by thunderstorms that dropped more than 2 inches of rain in many areas, according to the weather service.

Hail was common with the storms, most of it pea-sized, but there were reports of hail up to 1 inch in diameter in several areas including Crystal Lake, Rockford, Huntley and Freeport.